THE YOUNGER GENERATION (1929)Jean Hersholt & Ricardo Cortez | Drama| B&W| Nostalgic Flick

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The Younger Generation is a 1929 sound part-talkie American drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Ricardo Cortez. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric sound-on-film system. The film was produced by Jack Cohn for Columbia Pictures. It was Capra's first sound film. The screenplay was adapted from a 1927 Fannie Hurst play, It Is to Laugh.

Synopsis

The child of Jewish immigrants, Morris Goldfish (Ricardo Cortez) finds success as an art dealer. He moves his family to Fifth Avenue and changes his name to Maurice Fish. There, he finds his family to be damaging to his social status. In the end he finds that there is more to life than money.

Cast& Crew

Jean Hersholt as Julius (Pa) Goldfish
Lina Basquette as Birdie Goldfish
Ricardo Cortez as Morris Goldfish
Rex Lease as Eddie Lesser
Rosa Rosanova as Tilda (Ma) Goldfish
Syd Crossley as Goldfish's Butler

Directed by: Frank Capra
Written by:
Howard J. Green (dialogue)
Sonya Levien
Based on: It Is to Laugh by Fannie Hurst
Produced by: Jack Cohn
Cinematography: Ted Tetzlaff
Edited by: Arthur Roberts
Music by: Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Production Company: Columbia Pictures
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: March 4, 1929
Running Time:
75 minutes
84 minutes (Turner Classic Movies print)
Country: United States
Languages:
Sound (part-talkie)
English intertitles